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Beyond the tourist trail, here is the real talk on Singaporean life and how you could familiarize yourself with these terms and nuances.
You've booked your ticket, packed your bags, and you're ready to dive into the Lion City. But hold up!!! Before you accidentally commit a social faux pas or misunderstand a local "lah," you need a ...
Entertainment ‘I want people to read my poems and think ‘maybe I do like poetry’' - Siobhán Flynn, winner of the 2025 Mairtín Crawford Award for Poetry David Roy chats to Dublin poet ...
Singlish enthusiasts worry about its future, but the younger generation is guarding our cherished local lingo quite passionately. Read more at straitstimes.com.
SINGAPORE – Artificial intelligence agents trained to speak in English, local mother tongue languages, and even Singlish, may soon be deployed to call elderly patients or seniors to ...
Mentions of the critically endangered Yangtze finless porpoise in ancient Chinese poetry have revealed missing information about the habitat of the world’s only freshwater porpoise ...
For 23 years, A.O. Scott was a film critic for the New York Times. For the past five months, he has been the nation’s most prominent poetry critic, writing a monthly column that uses the Times ...
Emerging research finds that poetry can help us feel happier, healthier, and more connected to each other.
The complexities of Singlish can make it difficult for foreigners to grasp. Reddit user Klingonpigeon's side project, the Chimbridge Dictionary of Singlish and Singaporean Terminology, might just ...